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[CoopCrazy]

I researched thee as a pet a few years ago... Very high maintanance... But oh they are sooo cute ....

 

[Blueroo63]

No the glands arn't removed just found them this morning,
and I really don't want them .but they are cute .but chickens and skunks don't really go together that well .just my oppion so if someone does want one come and get it

 

[Cetawin]

They are so precious as babies and skunks are excellent pets. I almost bought a cinnamon and white one years ago.


Contact your local wildlife department or wildlife rehabber...they will come get them and mama.

 

[Goat_Walker]

If youget their glands removed, they make WONDERFUL pets.

 

[jjthink]

Try putting them back right where you found them (under the mower) and see if mom comes back. Mom will most likely be back desperately looking for them.

If mom doesn't come back call wildlife rehabber - they will know how to care for them.

p.s. They are just soooooooooo cute. Thanks for trying to help them.

JJ

Edited to add not to try to feed them at all unless you find out what they need at that age, or they could become very ill. They will need nutrition very soon though from their mom or wildlife rehab.

 

[Blueroo63]

we're using the mower today,but tonight they will go back to see if Mom comes back for them right now all sleeping in box and nice shady spot.if it was'nt for them thought Momma would get a bullet if she did come back,but they are so helpless at this age without her ,what to do,I had lost 2 birds in the last week and knew I had a skunk around but could'nt find her until now and now she has babies .such a hard thing to do is to kill her they will die,let her go and she will keep coming around and killing chickens ????????
i hate those delimas like that

 

[Lanissa86]

Very cute babies!

I would call your wildlife department to come and pick them up.

 

[CoyoteMagic]

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Thank you for making the right hard decision. Maybe she will move them when she comes back

 

[jjthink]

Thanks for planning to put the mower and babies back where mom last saw them - hopefully she'll reunite with them today, soon. She normally sleeps during the day though, so if she was scared away this morning she may stay up all day fretting about her babies so it's hard to say what will happen tonight - but if that area can be kept quiet after the mower is put back hopefully she'll be with them by tomorrow morning....

If your birds were full grown, it is very unlikely that the skunk killed them. Skunks are generally nocturnal so if you are having daytime losses it is likely a different culprit. I would worry about chicks, because everyone 'out there' wants to eat them. If your birds - whatever their size - are locked up at night, the nocturnal preds will be out of luck.

One article I read said that up to 70% of a skunk's diet consists of insects considered harmful to humans, including black widow spiders and scorpions.

This is a real digression from the topic at hand, but I thought a nevertheless interesting para from one article - I had not heard this before: "Having adapted well to neighborhoods, it's not uncommon to find skunks and domestic cats dining peacefully together. There have been cases of skunks entering homes through pet doors, dining with the family cat and finding a quiet closet or empty bed to spend the night. As long as the skunk does not feel threatened, it won't spray."

Keep us posted!
JJ

 

[Ducklove334]

I just realized something, are their eyes still closed?

in the pics they look like they are, AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW